The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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Page xi
... what they killed in hunting , Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to ( 1 ) St. Hieron . ad Ctesiphon . another , as fuited best with their convenience or inclination A vj A DISSERTATION . xj.
... what they killed in hunting , Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to ( 1 ) St. Hieron . ad Ctesiphon . another , as fuited best with their convenience or inclination A vj A DISSERTATION . xj.
Page xxv
... heaths and impaffible mountains form the face of the Highlands . In these valleys the chiefs fixed their refidence . Round them and almoft within fight of their dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependents ...
... heaths and impaffible mountains form the face of the Highlands . In these valleys the chiefs fixed their refidence . Round them and almoft within fight of their dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependents ...
Page xxvi
... heaths and mountains behind them were the natural feat of the red deer and roe . If we make allowance for the backward ftate of agriculture , the valleys were not unfer- tile ; affording , if not all the conveniences at leaft the ...
... heaths and mountains behind them were the natural feat of the red deer and roe . If we make allowance for the backward ftate of agriculture , the valleys were not unfer- tile ; affording , if not all the conveniences at leaft the ...
Page xxxii
... heaths of Caledonia . That honour which nations derive from ancestors , worthy , or renowned , is merely ideal . It may buoy up the minds of individuals , but it contributes very little to their importance in the eyes of others . xxxij ...
... heaths of Caledonia . That honour which nations derive from ancestors , worthy , or renowned , is merely ideal . It may buoy up the minds of individuals , but it contributes very little to their importance in the eyes of others . xxxij ...
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... heath of Moilena . Fingal , after mourning over his grandfon , ordered Ullin the chief of his bards to carry his body to Morven , to be there interred . Night coming on , Althan , the fon of Conachar , relates to the king the ...
... heath of Moilena . Fingal , after mourning over his grandfon , ordered Ullin the chief of his bards to carry his body to Morven , to be there interred . Night coming on , Althan , the fon of Conachar , relates to the king the ...
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